Plains Indian, fourth quarter 19th century

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Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 51 x 40.8 cm (20 1/16 x 16 1/16 in.)

framed: 57.2 x 47 x 5.1 cm (22 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1968.26.1

Artists / Makers

J.W. Bradshaw (artist) American, active c. 1875/1900

Image Use

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Inscription

lower right: J. W. Bradshaw

Provenance

Recorded as from Connecticut. (Avis and Rockwell Gardiner, Stamford, Connecticut), by whom sold in 1954 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1968.

Associated Names

Garbisch, Edgar William, Mr. and Mrs.
Gardiner, Avis and Rockwell
Unknown Patron

Exhibition History

1958: American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Springfield Art Museum, Missouri, 1958, no cat.

2014: Extended loan for use by Secretary Ernest Moniz, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C., 2014-2016.

Bibliography

1970: American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 18, repro., as Plains Indian (possibly Sitting Bull).

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 29, repro., as Plains Indian (Probably Sitting Bull).

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 35, repro.

1992: Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 31-32, repro. 31.